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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Osorio, Jairon Jeremias, 28

(Updated 4 Jan 2009, Map )

Jairon Jeremias Osorio, 28 (8.135).
  • Date: 31 Dec 2008, 2:39 pm
  • Location: Lebanon Street, 1200 block , 20903  (639).
    • (Address from Post; police say 1200 block Tahona Drive, but that's not a valid block).
  • Shot; gunshot wounds to the upper body; possibly gang-related (see note below)
  • Victim's address: University Boulevard East, 1400 block, 20783 (168).
  • Sources:
Arrest
  • Jose Mauricio Cruz-Mendez, 22
  • Arrested 31 Dec 2008
  • Charge: First degree murder
  • Address: Silver Spring, MD, Carroll Avenue, 800 block
  • Sources:
    • Police, 1 Jan 2009 (Johnson).
      • Police identified him as Juan Mauricio Cruz, but the charging documents give his name as Jose Mauricio Cruz-Mendez.
    • Post, 1 Jan 2009 (Davis ).
  • Convicted if first degree murder, 9 Dec 2009
  • Source: Post, 11 Dec 2009 (Castaneda)
Note: The victim had a significant criminal record.  He was charged with attempted first degree murder and assault on18 Feb 2008; charges were dropped in Sep 2008.